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JSGPanels Reference Manual for Boeing 777-300 panel

 

Panel Version X03

For FSX

 

Boeing 777-300 Panel for Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX ©

Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX and Windows are Copyright Microsoft.
The Boeing 777-300 is a Boeing Aircraft built by Boeing Company.
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THIS PANEL VERSION INCLUDES THE FMC, PFD, MFD, EICAS’s, HUD AND OVERHEAD WINDOWS AND SYSTEM FILES AND SOUNDS.

PREREQUISITE: THIS IS ONLY A PANEL. YOU NEED TO HAVE A BOEING 777 AIRCRAFT INSTALLED ON YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE INSTALLING THE PANEL. A MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE OF THE FSX SYSTEM FILES IS RECOMMENDED.

 

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SUMMARY

1 - CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE – NEW FUNCTIONALITIES

2 – AFTER INSTALLATION

3 – TIPS BEFORE YOU START

                     PERFORMANCES

4 – PANEL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

·                                       1 - FORWARD PANEL

o                                                        1 - VIEWS

o                                                        2 - PFD

o                                                        3 - MFD

o                                                        4 - BACKUP HSI

o                                                        5 - EICAS Upper & Lower

o                                                        6 - FORWARD PANEL SWITCHES

o                                                        7 - THE HUD

o                                                        8 - VIRTUAL COCKPIT

o                                                        9 -  POPUP WINDOWS

o                                                        10 - NEW RADIOS DEVICES

·                                       2 - OVERHEAD PANEL

·                                       3 - MAINTENANCE PANEL

·                                       4 - AUTOPILOT

·                                       5 - FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER

o      General presentation

o      Control Unit

o      CDU Fonction pages

·                                       6 - ENGINES THROTTLE

·                                       7 - MOVING YOKE AND MOVING PEDALS

·                                       8 - AUDIO ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PANEL

·                                       9 - MISCELLANEOUS

·                                 10 - FAILURES MANAGEMENT

5 – PERFORMANCES AND TESTING

6 – CREDITS

7 – AUTHOR'S RESPONSIBILITY

8 - GUARANTEE

9– COPYRIGHT AND DISTRIBUTION

APPENDIX

10 - WHERE TO CLICK

11 - MISC INFORMATION

 

 


 

1 – CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE                   summary of the document

 The panel has been designed to be used with a RESOLUTION of 1024x768 and FULL SCREEN definition. Any other definition will downgrade the pictures.

We have adapted original pictures of an actual Boeing 777 panel. These pictures are and remain the property of Jean Luc BOINET. The whole documentation is edited by and copyright Bill HICKMAN.

 

 

WHAT IS NEW IN THIS X03 VERSION:

 

The 3 different VIEWS: captain view, copilot view and down to throttle.

Overhead panel: new FUEL CONTROL SWITCHES.

 New switches on the OVERHEAD PANEL.

New RADIOS devices.

Last but not least: PERFORMANCES ENHANCEMENT.

 


 

2 – AFTER INSTALLATION                 summary of the document

 

2 – 1 UNINSTALLATION

 

To uninstall, go to the START MENU, choose Flight Simulator X and click on the JSGPanels 777-300 Uninstall.

 

Installation/Uninstallation being automatic, if you uninstall the product, the uninstallation program will ALSO uninstall the b777_400\aircraft.cfg.

 

Make a copy BEFORE you uninstall.

 

To help us enhance the quality of this panel, please let us know of any problem you encounter when using it. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

 

 

2 – 2 REMARKS

 

1.     A GPS is included in the panel.cfg file. However, you probably shouldn’t need it since most of the information supplied by the GPS is displayed in this MFD.

 

2.     Some users have said they do not wish to have the FLCH “flight change” switch available to them. You can inhibit this switch with option in the FMC INIT REF page.

 

3.   Use the TRUE AIRSPEED option as shown in following figure:

 

 

5.   You can recognize the 777-300 panel by its 777-300 identity number:

 

 

 

2 – 3 INITIALIZATION

 

 

When loading the panel for the first time, at initialization you get the following message (depending on the language you use):

 

 

CLICK ON “EXECUTE”

 

 

Then you get the following message (depending on the language you use):

 

 

 

CLICK ON “YES”.

 

Then you will never get these message again.

 

 

 


 

3 - TIPS BEFORE YOU START         summary of the document

 

a)      Please read this documentation carefully even if you are an expert in 'flying' the 777-300. Each panel has its peculiarities.

b)      Do not load this panel over another one in which you have left some switches ON else you may well "confuse" the panel.

c)      The values in some gauges are interpreted differently depending on whether the aircraft is in the TAKE OFF or LANDING phase. The aircraft is considered to be "in the air" when it is above 1000 feet and "landing" when it is below 900 feet. For this reason you should ALWAYS climb above 1000 feet after take off, even when you intend to turn back for an emergency landing (1000 feet is in any case, of course, a very low and dangerous minimum). For the same reason, you should not load a flight in which the aircraft is already in the air.

d)      When creating a FLIGHTPLAN, FS includes as 1st waypoint the VOR of the departure airport. Cancel this waypoint too closed to the runway. A such short turn is impossible with a big jet.

e)      COST INDEX : used to compute cruise speed. Use preferably a low cost index for low cruise altitudes, exemple 1000 for 18000 feet, and a higher one for higher cruise altitudes, exemple 9000 for 36000 feet.

f)   When loading the aircraft directly with VIRTUAL COCKPIT noting is displayed. FIRST LOAD THE FORWARD INSTRUMENT PANEL THEN LOAD THE VIRTUAL COCKPIT. This is made by FSX not by the present panel.

g)      Set the AUTO RUDDER OFF or you will have difficulties to take off. Parameter is in “Aircraft/Realism settings/Flight Control/Autorudder”.

 

PERFORMANCES ENHANCEMENT

                                                            summary of the document

 

The performances in this new X03 version have been largely increased.

 

Of course, a percentage of the upgrade is difficult to define, depending on so many parameters, the first one being your own computer hardware and software.

 

Anyway, with all the slides set at “defaults” (except the definition at 1024x768 and full screen), you normally should get a frame rate about 50 to 100 % higher than with the preceding versions x01 & x02.

 


 

4 – PANEL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

 

 

For all the gauges the associated information is displayed to inform you about the identification of the gauge and what it does.

 

 

4 - 1 - FORWARD PANEL                   summary of the document

 

 

4-1-1 VIEWS

 

4-1-2 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY (PFD)

 

4-1-3 THE MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD)

 

MFD  OVERVIEW

MFD: HOW TO USE

MFD: OPTIONS SWITCHES

MFD OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAY

ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE PFD AND MFD WINDOWS

 

4-1-4 BACKUP HSI

 

4-1-5 EICAS UPPER and LOWER

 

EICAS UPPER DISPLAY

EICAS LOWER DISPLAY

 

4-1-6 FORWARD PANEL SWITCHES

 

4-1-7 THE HEAD-UP DISPLAY

 

4-1-8 VIRTUAL COCKPIT

 

4-1-9 POPUP WINDOWS AND SWITCHES FUNCTIONS

 

4-1-10 NEW RADIOS DEVICES

 


 

 

4-1-1 VIEWS

                                                                   Forward Panel Summary

 

FIRST OF ALL: the panel is not responsible of the colors alteration during dusk or dawn. These are made by FSX ©.

 

3 views are possible:

 

 

THE FORWARD VIEW:

 

 


 

“LOOK TO THROTTLE” view:

 

 


 

“COPILOT VIEW”:

 

This view is just for the fun. When onground, the runway can not be seen. THERE IS PRESENTLY NO WAY TO MAKE A CORRECTION.

 

 

These windows can be accessed using the arrows:

 

 

 

IMPORTANT REMARK: use these switch to switch from one windows to another but DO NOT USE THE FSX MENU or the logic will be disturbed.

 

 

4-1-2 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY (PFD)

                                                                   Forward Panel Summary

 

This displays all necessary information about speed, altitude, attitude and autopilot. PFD LIGHTS: these report speed and Y/D on the left side, horizontal autopilot commands in the center and vertical autopilot commands on the right. Also included are decision height, radar altitude (if less than 2000 feet) AND master autopilot ON/OFF. In addition, the artificial horizon has two FD lines (horizontal and vertical) plus the max pitch indicator.

 

V1, VR and V2 Speeds are calculated by the FMC. They are shown only when the aircraft is on the ground. When pre-flight initialization is not complete or V speeds are not confirmed on the FMC TAKE OFF page, they are replaced by yellow NO V SPD indicators. (See Pictures 6, 7 and 8 below)

 

Flap Retraction Speeds indicates the flap retraction speeds for both current and previous flap positions. They are not displayed when the aircraft is on the ground (during either the take-off and landing phases).

 

Minimum Manoeuvring Speed shows the margin of manoeuvre before a stall may occur. It is indicated by a yellow line. Flying below this speed may cause the aircraft to stall. The speed below which the aircraft will stall is shown by small red squares.

 

At the bottom of the speed tape Mach/Groundspeed shows the Mach number when above Mach 0.4 or the current Groundspeed when below it.

 

The FD switch position is displayed in green just above of the artificial horizon.

The PFD displays the altitude and AUTOPILOT altitude in meters. Click on the corresponding button on the EFIS:

 

 

 

The MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude) is displayed in green just below the artificial horizon. It can be adjusted by the upper left button on the EFIS panel (see Picture 9 below). First choose either DH and MDA by clicking left or right on the upper part of the button, then adjust as necessary by clicking – or + at the bottom of the button. The MDA lights are ONLY displayed when the aircraft is beneath 15000 feet radio altitude.

 

The A/T light is integrated into the SPEED, MACH and THRUST lights and is displayed  ONLY if A/T is ON.

 

The DH lights are ONLY displayed when the aircraft is beneath  20000 feet altitude.

 

 

If required, PFD brightness can be adjusted  by clicking on the following button.

 

 

The ILS frequency and ICAO code are displayed in the PFD when these are detected and the APPROACH page is displayed in the FMC.

 


 

4-1-3 THE MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD)

                                                     Forward Panel Summary

 

MFD  OVERVIEW

 

MFD HOW TO USE

 

MFD OPTIONS SWITCHES

 

MFD OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED

 

ALTERNATE AIRPORT

 

THE VOR NAV ARROWS

 

BACKUP OF THE PFD

 

APPROCH AND TRANSITION DISPLAYED IN THE MFD

 

ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE PFD AND MFD WINDOWS

 

 

 

MFD and EICAS LOWER switches. The left switch allows the MFD window to display either EICAS or PFD backup windows; the right switch allows the LOWER EICAS window to display either PRIME EICAS or MFD backup windows. These switches are designed to be used in an emergency situation when the normal display screens have failed.

 

 

MFD  OVERVIEW                                          MFD summary

 

When all display options are on, the MFD looks like this:

 

 

This displays the NAVs, the NDBs, the ILSs, the airports and, of course, the flightplan and the waypoints. In addition, just for fun, it also displays clouds and the locations of the IRSs.

 

The VOR NAV arrows are unstable and flicker as they do in an actual Boeing 777.

 

VOR2

 

VOR2 is displayed in two modes, depending on the setting of the Option Switch on the FMC NAV RADIO PAGE. In standard mode (at initialization) VOR2 is equivalent to an ADF but, when the Option Switch is ON,  it is displayed in green as a VOR:

 

 

 

 

GPS SYMBOL

 

The three stars and GPS symbol are unstable and flicker as they do in an actual 777.

 

 

HOLD PATTERN

 

As soon as a Hold process is started, a Hold Pattern is displayed in the MFD to show the track followed by the aircraft during the 360° turn. In the following example, the aircraft is starting a right-hand hold:

 

 

 

MFD: HOW TO USE                                         MFD summary

 

At initialization, the MFD looks like this:

 

 

 

To display or cancel information use the switches on the EFIS autopilot panel:

 

 


 

NOTES

 

1.            The CALL CANCEL BUTTON displays or cancels the entire MAP.

 

2.            The ALTITUDE METERS DISPLAY BUTTON displays or cancels the  altitude in meters on the PFD.

 

3.            The APP/VOR/MAP/PLN KNOB can be set in any one of several positions.

 

Thus:

a)      APP displays the VOR1 and ILS information, vertically and horizontally.

b)      VOR displays the VOR1 information, the OBS radial and the current aircraft radial.

c)      MAP displays the MAP, aircraft-heading oriented.

d)      PLN displays the MAP, north oriented.

In addition the central CTR button toggles between the 180Ί forward and the full 360Ί displays.

MFD mode. Turn this left or right to select APP VOR MAP or PLN. Press CTR to display full screen mode.

The MAP ZOOM ADJUST adjusts the range of the map. The minimum range is 10 miles and the maximum 640. Clicking on the central TFC button  automatically resets the range back to 10.

MDA/DECISION HEIGHT switch. First click on the upper left or right part of the switch to select MDA or DECISION HEIGHT. Then, clicking on the lower part,  turn this left or right to adjust the decision height. Press RST to set it back.

BAROMETER. Turn this left or right to adjust it. Remember that any adjustment will also have an effect on the altimeter. Above 10,000 feet all aircraft are requested to use the "standard" baro pressure of 29.92 to ensure they are all calibrated identically to each other. Press STD to set the barometer to this standard value.

 

The VORs ADFs switches each display either the VOR or the ADF for each side, left and right. When the VOR1 selected has DME, then a green circle is displayed around the VOR1 station. A green hyphen line with arrow indicates the OBS beam according to the OBS in the FMC. When the VOR2 selected has DME, then a yellow circle is displayed around the VOR1 station. A yellow hyphen line with arrow indicates the OBS beam according to the OBS in the FMC. In the following example VOR1 is set to 114.10, the frequency for DRAKE (DRK). The aircraft, at PHOENIX airport (Arizona, USA), is on radial 148 of DRAKE and the OBS is on 151. To be correctly adjusted the OBS should be set to 148:

 

 

 

 

 

MFD: OPTIONS SWITCHES                           MFD summary

 

There are seven of these. They control the display of the clouds (WXR) and of the information relating to the stations (STA), the waypoints (WPT), the airports (APPT,  DATA and POS) and the ground image (TERR):

 

 

WXR displays or cancels the clouds which (just for fun) move back and forth and round the aircraft as it turns:

 

 

 

STA displays or cancels the display of the stations, VORs, NDBs and ILSs:

 

 

 

WPT displays or cancels the flightplan waypoints:

 

 

 

APPT displays or cancels the airports:

 

 

 

DATA is a little bit special. Clicking on it displays all the airport data information but ONLY when the zoom is set to “10” (because the data would be unreadable at a higher value). Clicking on it again OR clicking on either STA, WPT or APPT restores the preceding display for STA, WPT or APPT:

 

 

 

POS displays or cancels the aircraft GPS position and the three IRS positions (included just for fun). The 3 stars and GPS symbol are instables and move as they do in the actual 777.

 

 

 

TERR displays or cancels the ground image:

 

 

 

As in the actual BOEING panels, when approaching, the aircraft is pictured in the MFD moving along a normal green dot line so that you can control the approach position and moving WITHOUT any exterior visibility.

 

 

3 phases:

 

- if  ILS is not detected, a yellow aircraft is represented,

 

 

 

- when ILS is detected, the aircraft is white in normal position,

 

 

- when going out of the ILS beam, at a too high or too low altitude, the small aircraft becomes red and blinking. See the following picture:

 

 

 

MFD OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED MFD summary

 

The MFD also displays the following data:

1.            The ground speed and airspeed.

2.            The wind speed and heading.

3.            The pitch of the aircraft.

4.            The NEXT waypoint identification, distance and ETA.

5.            The heading deviation. This visualises the heading difference between the heading programmed by the FMC when a route is ACTIVE and the actual heading of the aircraft (the difference being due to the wind).

6.            The ascending or descending distance to the programmed target altitude, pointed out by a green arc moving back and forth and the distance clearly displayed in nautical miles.

 

And, of course, the NAV1 & 2, ADF1 & 2 information, in accordance with the positions of the EFIS switches.

 

The VOR2 is displayed in 2 modes according to the switch in the FMC, NAV RADIO PAGE. In standard mode (at initialization) VOR2 is like an ADF. When option selected is VOR2, then VOR2 is displayed as a VOR, in green.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The new PFD and EICAS Upper (which first appeared in Update 1) are included in the Backup function of the MFD, accessible using the master switch above the PFD:

 

 

ALTERNATE AIRPORT                                MFD summary

 

 

To access the ALTERNATE DEST page click on MENU, then on INDEX on the left, then on ALTN on the right.

 

 

In the preceding example, with Map Zoom at 80 nm, the first five airports found with a runway maximum length above 6000 feet are listed. The nearest one is AZ06. These airports are retrieved as follows. The FMC examines the list of airports in Flight Simulator and identifies those within the Map Zoom area having a runway of a minimum of XXXX feet. If more than 100 are identified only the first 100 are recorded (This can occasionally mean that some suitable airports are not listed but the number is limited to 100 to save machine resources.)

 

The MFD then reports the name, heading and position of the nearest airport on the map.

 

 

 

 

Entering 10000 feet in the Runway Minimum Length changes the list. The closest airport is KLUF and only two airports are listed.

 

 

 

 

The default value for the runway length when selecting an alternate airport is 6000 feet. However you can change this value by entering another at any time. The entry format is: XXXXX, which is the runway length in feet. The minimum accepted value is 4000. The ALTERNATE first airport displayed in the FMC is then the nearest one corresponding to this new value.

 

If an emergency occurs and you wish to go immediately to an ALTERNATE AIRPORT, just click on the corresponding switch. Then LNAV and VNAV are set OFF, FLCH is set ON and the aircraft heads towards this airport. You can then adjust the VS according to the airport distance. To go back to the planned route just click on LNAV and VNAV. The FMC then automatically adjusts the heading and VS to follow the ACTIVE ROUTE again.

 

 

THE VOR NAV ARROWS                              MFD summary

 

 

The VOR NAV arrows are unstable and flicker, exactly as they do in an actual Boeing 777.

 

 

BACKUP OF THE PFD                                   MFD summary

 

 

 

 

 

APPROCH AND TRANSITION DISPLAYED IN THE MFD

                                                                          MFD summary

 

 

The MFD displays the loaded APPROACH and TRANSITION. The APPROACH name is displayed on the left and the TRANSITION name is displayed on the right.. See also FMC DEP ARR PAGE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE PFD AND MFD WINDOWS

                                                                             MFD summary

 

You can adjust the brightness of the PFD and MFD by using the knobs on the upper left part of the panel:

 


 

4-1-4 BACKUP HSI                           Forward Panel Summary

 

 

When PITOT HEAT is not activated a red arm is lowered in the backup HSI to draw attention to the fact that, unless you switch the device on, it will not be operational when you climb to a higher altitude.

 

 

You can adjust the FD pitch with the round button.

 


 

4-1-5 EICAS UPPER and LOWER   Forward Panel Summary

 

 

The EICAS Lower is not entirely displayed when panel is in “Captain look forward” position. This is to adapt the EICAS Upper whose size is normally the same as PFD and MFD. But it is entirely displayed in the “Look to throttle” view.

 

 

EICAS UPPER DISPLAY                                Forward Panel

 

The Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS Upper)

 

The thrust option selected in the THRUST page of the FMC is displayed in the EICAS upper.

When thrust CLB 1 or CLB 2 are selected for climb, the computed value of maximum thrust is displayed above the current engines EPR.

 

 

ALERT MESSAGES

 

Alert messages are displayed in the following conditions:

 

DURING INITIALIZATION

Messages are displayed to inform you of the status of PASSENGERS SIGNS, CABIN LIGHT, FUEL VALVES, GENERATORS and HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS.

 

 

You can cancel or recall this list at any time by clicking the CANCEL or CALL switch on the right side of the MCP.

 

 

WHEN FLYING:

 

One or more alert messages are displayed if certain situations arise during the flight. YELLOW MESSAGES indicate that a dangerous situation has arisen. For example, FUEL LOW or SINK LIMIT. WHITE MESSAGES indicate that a device is in an incorrect position. For example, BEACON OFF, or NAV OFF.

 

 

 

You can cancel or recall this list at any time by clicking the CANCEL or CALL switch on the right side of the MCP.

 

 

REMARK: When CALL is clicked, a blue ‘Recall’ message is displayed on the EICAS Upper even if there is no alert message to be displayed.

FLAPS CONFIG: if you increase engine power while taxiing and your ground speed rises to more than 25 without the flaps being at least at the 10 position, an alert message is displayed:

 

 

 

TRIM POSITION

 

The suggested trim position has been enhanced to facilitate the take-off according to the weight and load of the 777-300. For example:

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOEING 777-300 JSGPanels panel

 

 

 

 

 

TRIM SUGGESTED POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM #

3

8

Complete

 

 

 

 

FUEL

minimum

50%

100%

 

 

 

 

PAYLOAD

0.5

58.5

117.7

pds x 1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIM

0.9

-1.7

-4.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The brightness of the EICAS Upper can be adjusted with the following button :

 

 


 

EICAS LOWER DISPLAY                              Forward Panel

The Lower EICAS displays the DESTINATION ALTITUDE. This destination can be modified manually on the overhead. See OVERHEAD paragraph.

 

Miscellaneous EICAS LOWER windows:

To display the EICAS windows first cancel THROTTLE. The LOWER EICAS appears. Click the "CALL CANCEL" switch just below the EICAS switches. Click the desired window switch to display an FMC window as follows:

 

The switch at the right of main panel is divided in 2 parts. Left: cancel the miscellaneous windows, right displays windos. When display is requested,  ENGINES windows is automatically displayed.

 

 

1. The ENGINES window.

This displays the second engines information.

2. The STAT window.

This displays some more information about the engines, APU information (when the two black OVERHEAD APU switches are ON) and the positions of the rudder, spoilers and ailerons. Information is given regarding EMPTY WEIGHT, TOTAL WEIGHT and MAX GROSS WEIGHT. TOTAL WEIGHT is displayed in flashing red if TOTAL WEIGHT > MAX GROSS WEIGHT!!! TCAS is not yet operational.

3. The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM window.

This displays the status of electrical system.

4. The FUEL window.

This displays the levels in ALL the tanks, the quantity being displayed in RED when less than 10%. The Fuel gauge in the EICAS controls the various fuel tanks options in the 777-300. There are three main center tanks plus a main, auxiliary and tip tank for each wing. The actual capacity depends on the aircraft.cfg file of the 777-300 you are using. We have included two Excel files which we have created to compute the fuel required to fly a given distance. You will find instructions on how to use these files in the files themselves. (You should of course modify the capacities of the various fuel tanks in accordance with the type of 777-300 you are using.)

5 - The ECS BLEED AIR window.

This displays the ECS system status according to the switches on the overhead panel.

The ECS window displays the temperature in various areas of the aircraft. At initialization these temperatures are those of the external atmosphere. However, as soon as you correctly position the corresponding OVERHEAD switches, the temperature is reset. Normally, in standard operation, this temperature is 23° C.

 

REMARK: If you forget to position the OVERHEAD switches correctly before take off, the internal temperature of the aircraft will remain the same as the external temperature when climbing. In this case at FL300 your passengers will probably be frozen in a temperature of

–40°C!!! However, even then, all may not be lost because you can switch all the necessary switches ON at any time!

 

The OUTFLOW valves position is displayed.

 

 

6. The HYDRAULIC SYSTEM window.

This displays the status of the hydraulic pumps.

 

7. The DOORS window.

This displays the position of the doors. Doors 2, 3 and 4 are operational on the aircraft itself, but actual position testing does not seem to be possible.

 

8. The GEARS window.

This displays the "transit" phase of the gears and Down/Up.

 

4-1-6 FORWARD PANEL SWITCHES

                                                            Forward Panel Summary

PANEL LIGHT. This is operational only at dusk or night.

LANDING LIGHT switches. These move separately.

CABIN, RECOGNITION, WINGS and LOGO switches. These are all operational but only have an effect if the functions they control are actually present in the aircraft.

RUNWAY and TAXIWAY switches. These are in the correct place but the RUNWAY switch does not work in Flight Simulator.

PANEL LIGHTING switch. One switch controls the Panel Lighting. Three options are available.

A/T, FD, MISC, MASTER OFF. These are lit at the same time as the Panel Light.

SPOILER switch.

 

REMARK: Only use this function when flying, since the spoilers deploy automatically when landing!!!. This airspeed brake switch on the right side of the main panel operates as follows:

 

1st click on the lower part ARMS the brake,

2nd click on the lower part sets the brake in FULL position,

 

1st click on the upper part sets the brake from FULL to ARM,

2nd click on the upper part DISARM the brake.

 

PFD AP LIGHTS. The MASTER AP, ALT and SPEED switch positions are displayed in the PFD window.

OVERHEAD ACCESS. Click on the switch on the Main Panel.

PASS SIGN Light in the upper EICAS. This displays the setting of the Smoke and Seat Belt signs. ATTENTION: The sign will FLASH if the two signs are not either both on or both off.

RADIO NAV. These two windows display all the information needed for NAV, COM, ADF and XPNDR.

.

BRAKE PRESSURE. This is operational and is lit at night. It is connected to the Parking Brakes. The light can be switched OFF using the left red switch.

 CLOCK:

UPPER LEFT CORNER switch. This starts and stops the clock to cover one period of time.

 

 UPPER RIGHT CORNER switch. This displays either the time, the day/month or the year. When the switch is in its Normal position it displays the time (HH MM). Then first click displays the day and month (DD MM), the second displays the year (YYYY) and the third reverts to the Normal (HH MM) display again.

 

 LOWER LEFT CORNER switch. This has three positions. When it is in position 0 periods of time are NOT accumulated, when it is in position 1 periods of time ARE accumulated and when it is in position 2 the counters are zeroed.

position 0 : no cumulates periods of time,

position 1 : cumulates periods of time,

position 2 : zero to counters.

LOWER RIGHT CORNER switch. Not used.

 

A switch on the left part of the main STARTS, STOPS and ZEROES the clock. This switch is redondant with the one on the clock itself, but it exists in the actual 777, so it had been added to be as accurate as possible to the actual 777.

 

 

 

EVENT RECORDING:

 

You can record a phase of the flight at any moment by clicking on the “Event RCD” switch. This switch starts and stops recording. When recording, a blinking yellow message is displyaed in the PFD:

 

 

This records uncompressed AVI format files to:

 

My Documents\My Videos\…

 

 

4-1-7 THE HEAD-UP DISPLAY       Forward Panel Summary

 

A few months ago Boeing announced that a Head-Up Display (HUD) will be added to the new series of the 737. In anticipation that this will be extended to the 777, we have added it to our 777 panel.

 

The HUD is displayed by clicking on the switch in the upper left corner of the panel:

 

 

In the following figure a landing at Los Angeles runway 25R shows how the HUD works:

 

 

The aim of the game is to keep the five yellow crosses lined up. They disappear one after the other, starting when the aircraft is less than two miles away from the runway entry (ILS distance), so as to provide a better view when landing and after touch down. These crosses are displayed only when FD is ON.

 

 

 

4-1-8 VIRTUAL COCKPIT               Forward Panel Summary

 

A virtual cockpit is included. It displays the MCP, AIRSPEED, HDG, VS, and ALTITUDE.

 

The PFD, MFD, Backup HSI, Backup SPEED, Backup ALTITUDE and EICAS Upper are, of course, displayed. However the EICAS Lower and FMC are NOT displayed (because there is currently no way of doing this).

 

The background for this virtual cockpit is the same one as is used for the standard FS 777_300 but the gauges are the same JSGPanels gauges used in the main panel.

 

 

 

 

 

4-1-9 POPUP WINDOWS AND SWITCHES FUNCTIONS      Forward Panel Summary

 

The nests of popup windows, where sometimes several clicks were required before a particular window could be displayed, have gone!!! every window can be easily displayed with only 1 click (on the switch corresponding to the window you want to display).

 

For example, when you want to display the EICAS Lower “gear window”, just click on the “gear” switch on the upper right-hand section of the panel. The FMC and THROTTLE displays then disappear and the EICAS Lower is displayed in the gear window.

 

Follow the same procedure to display ENGINES, STATUS, ELECTRICS, ECS, HYDRAULICS and DOORS. In every case to return to the FMC or the THROTTLE simply click on the FMC or the THROTTLE switch.

 

The GPS window is not displayed at initialization. If you want to display it, just click on the GPS switch. Then, when you need another window - for example “doors window” - just click once on the “doors” switch.

 

And so on…!!!

 

 

 

4-1-10 NEW RADIOS DEVICES      Forward Panel Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 - 2 - OVERHEAD PANEL          summary of the document

 

4 - 2 - 1 ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL

 

4 - 2 - 2 UTILITY POWER AND BATTERY SWITCHES

 

4 - 2 - 3 APU and EXTERNAL POWER

 

4 - 2 - 4 GENERATOR switches

 

4 - 2 - 5 FUEL VALVE switches

 

4 - 2 - 6 START KNOBS

 

4 - 2 - 7  FUEL CONTROL SWITCHES

 

4 - 2 - 8 OXYGENE MASKS SWITCH

 

4 - 2 - 9 PRESSURIZATION SWITCHES

 

4 - 2 - 10 AIR CONDITIONING switch

 

4 - 2 - 11 ECS BLEED AIR

 

4 - 2 - 12  SPOTLIGHT

 

4 - 2 - 13 DESTINATION ALTITUDE

 

4 - 2 - 14 NEW SWITCHES IN X03 RELEASE

 


 

4 - 2 - 1 ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

 

When in the NORM position, after initialization the throttle is controlled by EPR. AUTOTHROTTLE can also be used.

 

When switched in the ALTN position, the thrust must be manually set. Then the AUTOTHROTTLE, if ON is automatically switched OFF.

 

 

 

 

4 - 2 - 2 UTILITY POWER AND BATTERY SWITCHES

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

The two switches are independent. They control the galleys and utilities - one for the LEFT and the other one for the RIGHT. These are of course only for fun.

 

 

The battery switch is linked to STANDBY power and APU power. There are three ways to supply electrical power to the aircraft: STANDBY POWER, APU POWER or ENGINES POWER. As soon as any one of these is operational, the panel becomes operational. For example: when the APU is ON, clicking on the battery switch has no effect. If STANDBY and APU are OFF then switching OFF the battery switch switches OFF the power and the entire panel then becomes non-operational and all windows turn dark. This allows simulation of a “sleeping aircraft”.

REMARK: The APU is operational in FSX.

 

 

 

After some minutes the panel will be switched off when batteries are empty. In this case click on APU START to start APU. Read next paragraph.

 

 

4 - 2 - 3 APU and EXTERNAL POWER

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

The APU is operational in Flight Simulator FSX. But EXTERNAL POWER is not yet operational.

 

At initialization the APU switch is OFF. Click on right starts APU, but only if ALL engines are stopped. Click on the left stops APU. Remember the engines can be started only if APU is stopped.

 

Status of APU is reported in the EICAS LOWER STATUS window. When APU is running, click on the battery switch to restore electric power. The other way is to restart the engines with « Ctrl+E ».

Switch these ON to set the corresponding BLEED AIR APU switch. They are normally set to Standby when the aircraft is parked at the terminal.

                

 

 

SLEEPING AIRCRAFT

 

To stop all power supplies, cut off fuel to stop all engines. Switch OFF the STANDBY, the APU, the MAIN. Then all the panel switches and all the screens become dark and are non-operational. At this point all that can be done is to move the switches manually (as is the case in the real aircraft). You can then, if you wish to, save the flight.

 

REMARK: When either or both of the two switches, STANDBY POWER or APU, is ON, then clicking on the MASTER BATTERY has no effect since, in this case, either the STANDBY POWER or the APU is supplying the power.

 

 

4 - 2 - 4 GENERATOR switches

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

There is one for each engine, allowing each generator to be disconnected separately.

 

4 - 2 – 5 FUEL VALVE switches

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

These four switches are operational and control the flow of fuel into the engines.

 

4 - 2 - 6. START KNOBS

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

Between start knobs 2 switches activate AUTOSTART. (BLEED SWITCHES must first be set to OFF to start engines) and AUTO SHUTDOWN.

 

4 - 2 - 7  FUEL CONTROL SWITCHES

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

All the switches are operational so you can play with them and test all the possible configurations. CAUTION: if an engine is not fed, it stops!

On the Boeing 777-300 there are normally 3 fuel feeding phases during flight:

Phase 1: the fuel in center tanks is burn until they are empty.

Phase 2: the fuel in tanks 1 and 2 is burn.

FUEL FEEDING PHASE 1:

It is possible to select the CENTER, CENTER2 or CENTER3 tank separately.

This makes it possible to simulate the First Phase which burns fuel first from the auxiliary CENTER3 tank, then from the CENTER2 tank and finally from the main CENTER tank. We have adapted the aircraft.cfg to add a CENTER3 tank and adapt the capacities to the actual ones given in official BOEING documentation.

The EXCEL files allows you to easily compute the necessary fuel load in accordance with your flightplan. (Note: DO NOT overload your aircraft or you won't be able to take off and you will end up in the scenery !!!!)

 

The four FUEL TRANSFER switches are operational. This means that they have to be correctly switched ON or OFF according to the position of the fuel tanks switches. When a standard flight is initialized all switches are ON.

 

In the following example, “MAIN CENTER TANK” is selected. The 2 fuel transfer switches must be ON.

 

 

If one or more fuel transfer switches are OFF, then the corresponding engines will not receive fuel and will stop. In the following example, MAIN CENTER TANK is selected but the left fuel transfer switches are OFF, so engines 1 and 2 are stopped.

 

 

The fuel tanks selection and the fuel transfer switches are reported in the EICAS Lower fuel window.

 

FUEL FEEDING PHASE 2:

The SECOND PHASE can be simulated by selecting “Tank 2” and Tank 3” with all the 4 fuel transfert switches ON.

 

 

Additionaly the “Fuel Transfert 1 to 2” must be switched ON, as follows:

 

 

 

The fuel switches will remain in this configuration until the landing.

 

 

JETTISON:

 

JETTISON is operational in FSX.

Setting the switch in position 2 or 3 starts the fuel dump. Then you have to control the level of the fuel in the EICAS lower FUEL window to stop the dump when necessary. NOTE: the tanks 2 and 3 can not be emptied totally.

 

The position of the fuel JETTISON switch is reported in the fuel window of the EICAS Lower.

 

 

 

In this version the 2 tanks 2 and 3 will not be totally emptied.

 

 

FUEL TO REMAIN:

 

 

The position of the fuel TO REMAIN switch is reported in the fuel window of the EICAS Lower window.

 

This switch has special functions:

 

ON: in air sets FUEL to remain. (not operational in FSX). On ground, request for a fuel truck. This is OPERATIONAL in FSX.

CLICK on OFF: on ground “REPAIR” failures and refill tanks. This is OPERATIONAL in FSX.

 

FUEL EMERGENCY switch. This switch cuts OFF the fuel feed during an emergency.

 

4 - 2 - 8 OXYGENE MASKS SWITCH

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

 

This switch is only for fun. Operation: first click on the cover to open it. Then you have access to the switch itself. At initilization, the switch is in NORMAL position. 1 click up (+) reset it. The switch goes up and comes back automatically to NORMAL. 1 click down (-) switch is set ON to make the oxygene masks fall down.

 

              

 

 

4 - 2 - 9 PRESSURIZATION SWITCHES

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

 

WHITE LEFT SWITCH: the EICAS displays the DESTINATION ALTITUDE. This altitude can be manually adjusted:

1-Click on the LDG ALT button.

2-Then increment or decrement the altitude. The altitude is then displayed in the EICAS followed by “man”.

 

OUTFLOW VALVE: when open, this set the pressurisation to the external pressure.

MANL and MANR: when a failure occurs and pressure indicators go down to zero, press these buttons to start the emergency pressurization. The two indicators will then go back up to "normal".

 

 

4 - 2 - 10 AIR CONDITIONING switch

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

This is just for fun and completeness.

The switches positions are reported in the EICAS LOWER ECS window. See EICAS LOWER.

 

4 - 2 - 11 ECS BLEED AIR

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

The 3 packs knobs are operational. The switches must be correctly positioned for starting the engines. See 'START KNOBS' above.

The switches positions are reported in the EICAS LOWER ECS window. See EICAS LOWER.

 

4 - 2 - 12  SPOTLIGHT

                                                            overhead panel summary

 

There is a Spotlight at the left corner.

 

4 - 2 - 12  DESTINATION ALTITUDE  overhead panel summary

The DESTINATION ALTITUDE is displayed in the EICAS lower. This altitude can be manually adjusted.

1 - Click on the upper Black switch,

2 - Then click on right or left white knob to increment or decrement this altitude.

Click areas:

 

3 – For easy use, a light have been added (even if this not exists in the actual 777)  to display the manual destination altitude. This is only displayed when the PUSH ON switch is ON:

REMARK: in the LEGS page of the FMC, the displayed altitude remains the one of the displayed destination airport.

In all other windows, when in manual mode, the “manual altitude” is displayed followed by “Man”.

 

4 - 2 - 13  NEW SWITCHES IN x03 RELEASE

                                                            overhead panel summary

For the fun some more switches have been implemented on the overhead.

FIRE OVER HEAT: this switch allows to test the 4 engines fire alert switches are operational. When switched ON the 4 DISCHARGE switches blink.

ENG APU CARGO: this switch allows to test the APU fire alert switch are operational. When switched ON the APU and fire cargo switches blink

ELT, EMERGENCY LIGHTS and AUDIO SYSTEM: these are for fun only:

FUEL XFER 1 TO 2: this one is operational.

See 4-2-7 FUEL CONTROL SWITCHES;

 

OVERHEAD LIGHTS TESTER: you can test all the overhead lights are operational using the switch at the bottom right of the OVERHEAD. When switched “ON” all the overhead lights are lit ON for 10 seconds.

 

 


 

4 - 3 - MAINTENANCE PANEL         summary of the document

Click on the upper part of the OVERHEAD panel to display the MAINTENANCE panel. Click on the MAINTENANCE panel to display again the OVERHEAD. The MAINTENANCE panel is of course not operaional.


 

4 - 4 - AUTOPILOT                               summary of the document

 

 

4-4-1 FULLY AUTOMATIC LANDING

 

4-4-2 MCP

 

AIRSPEED window

MACH/KNOTS switch

HEADING

MAX BANK ADJUST

FLCH switch

LNAV switch

VNAV switch

ALTITUDE HOLD switch

V/S switch

AUTOPILOT MASTER switch

AUTOLAND

VS and ALT

 


 

4-4-1 FULLY AUTOMATIC LANDING

                                                                                    AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

A fully automatic landing procedure (AUTOLAND) is provided. Note that this is ONLY operational when the flaps are in position 25 or 30 for landing,  Autopilot is ON and Autoland is NOT cancelled in the APPROACH PAGE of the FMC (see below). The process starts when the aircraft is just under 70 feet above the runway. (The Autoland may, of course, be perturbed by strong lateral winds.)

 

What you have to do:

 

-When approaching capture the ILS beam with AUTOPILOT ON and APPR/LOC ON, set the spoilers on ARM and set the AUTOBRAKE as desired,

-Then let the aircraft follow the ILS beam down to the runway,

-Adjust the landing speed to 160 knots and set the flaps according to the approach speed. The aircraft must be stable when entering the Autoland process.

-CUT OFF the Autothrottle (which automatically lowers the engine power to zero) when above the runway. Be sure to keep your hand on the yoke in case of an emergency procedure! AUTOPILOT is switched OFF when aircraft touch down. As soon as the Autopilot is OFF, the yoke becomes operational again.

(A little tip: in FS the standard command key for AUTOTHROTTLE OFF is SHIFT+R which is not very easy to enter when you are busy trying to land! Replace it by a single keystroke, for example < or Tab which are normally not used. Tab is better since < is not easy to use in xml files for voice recognition)

 

-The Autoland process is automatically started as soon as the aircraft descends below 70 feet. The aircraft’s nose rises and the Autopilot is set OFF,

When the aircraft descends below 40 feet its nose is automatically lowered and it then touches down,

-When the aircraft has touched down the Spoilers are fully deployed and the Brakes are set ON at the power defined by the Autobrake switch position,

-When on the ground the only thing you yourself have to do is to control the heading with the yoke (or pedals if you have them), making any adjustments necessary to keep the aircraft straight on the runway,

-As soon as the ground speed drops below 140 knots the engines are reversed. Then, when speed drops below 30 knots, the spoilers are retracted and the engine power is set back to zero.

-Turn OFF the Autobrake yourself if you want to continue rolling in order to leave the runway. Otherwise keep it on until the aircraft has come to a complete stop.

 

EMERGENCY

 

In an emergency situation you can de-activate the Autoland process at any moment by switching down the LOWER KEY on the Autopilot on the Main Panel and taking back manual control of the yoke and throttle.

 

SOME TIPS FOR USING AUTOLAND

 

To capture the beam your speed must be slow enough (about 220 knots) and you must arrive BENEATH the beam and at an angle of LESS THAN 25°,

 

The normal landing speed of the 777 is about 165 knots, depending on the load of the aircraft. For example, with a minimum load this speed can be lowered to 155 knots. The Autoland process has been designed for a speed of 165 knots,

 

Remember that, when on the ground, the indicated radio height is 18 feet which is the height of the cockpit. This is the radio height given in the PFD. However, if you use a sound system, check which radio height is actually given -  cockpit or wheel above ground.

 

CANCELLING AUTOLAND BEFORE LANDING

If you do not wish to use it you can inhibit the Autoland before landing. To do this just click on the corresponding switch on the right-hand side of the APPROACH PAGE of the FMC as shown in the following picture:

 

 

 

 

4-4-2 MCP                                                 AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

 

 

AIRSPEED:                                           AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

 

This is displayed only when A/T and AIRSPEED are ON.

 

The centre of the button: when clicked ON, the speed is no longer controlled by the FMC but by the MCP and can be adjusted by clicking - or +.

 

This situation is reported on the VNAV pages of the FMC and the modified speed is displayed in the VNAV pages. See the following picture:

 

 

MACH/KNOTS switch:                            AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

 

 

Click on this little switch to display either KNOTS or MACH speed.

 

The Mach speed for each phase of the flight is computed to approximately the same equivalent Airspeed and Mach speed in the Autopilot. For more details refer to the attached Excel files.

 

 

HEADING:                                            AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

The actual 777-300 functions are simulated. HOLD ON: the aircraft maintains the current HDG.

The heading displays the internal heading bug position. You can modify it by clicking - or +. Then press SEL and the aircraft goes to the displayed heading.

 

 

MAX BANK ADJUST                             AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

 

Click on each side of the HOLD switch to adjust the MAX BANK.

 

 

The accepted values for the MAX BANK are 1,7,13,19,25 degrees.

 

FLCH switch:                                          AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

As in the actual 777-300, VS and ALTITUDE can be modified ONLY if the FLCH switch is ON. If it is OFF, VS and ALTITUDE are locked. See FLIGHT CHANGE in FMC paragraph.

 

 

LNAV switch:                                         AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

When a route is active in the FMC, LNAV drives the aircraft horizintally to follow flightplan.

 

VNAV switch:                                         AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

 

VNAV has been extended to control the vertical movement of the aircraft.

 

When VNAV is ON, SPEED, VS and ALT are OFF and the aircraft is driven by the FMC program loaded flightplan.

 

Switching VNAV OFF, automatically sets SPEED and VS ON. The aircraft continues at the MCP speed and VS and is controlled by the MCP and NOT by the FMC and vertical speed is controlled by the FLCH ON switch.

 

 

ALTITUDE HOLD switch:                        AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

 

When ON is pressed the autopilot stores the aircraft altitude and then maintains it.

 

 

 

V/S AND ALTITUDE switches:                  AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

 

This allows you to select MANUALLY, (FMC NOT ACTIVE) or modify the V/S and ALTITUDE you wish to fly at. (Remember that the FLCH switch MUST be ON before you can change these parameters). First select V/S ON, and the wheel operates correctly - you turn it UP to make the aircraft got DOWN and DOWN to make it go UP.

 

 

V/S is displayed only when NOT EQUAL TO ZERO. When between 0 and 100, the MCP displays alternatively 0 or 100 depending on the internal value, 1 to 49 and 49 to 99. There is presently no way to modify this.

 

AUTOPILOT MASTER switch:                 AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

The ON and OFF functions are separated. To switch the autopilot OFF press the big horizontal key down; to switch it ON first put the large horizontal key UP again and then press CMD.

 

 

AUTOLAND                                          AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

 

                               

AUTOPILOT ON               AUTOLAND ON

 

 

VS and ALT                                           AUTOPILOT SUMMARY

 

These are automatically switched ON or OFF when the VNAV switch is operated.

 

 


 

4 . 5. THE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER (FMC)

                                                            summary of the document

 

FMC SUMMARY:

 

FMC Overview

 

FMC  GENERAL FUNCTIONS

FMC:  The Control Display Unit (CDU)

FMC  Pre-flight procedure

FMC Pre-take-off procedure

 

FMC THE CDU FUNCTION PAGES

The MENU page

The ACT RTE page

The INIT/REF INDEX page

The IDENT page

The POS INIT (position) page

The PERF INIT page

The THRUST LIMIT pages

The TAKE OFF page

The APPROACH page

The DEP ARR page

The ALTERNATE AIRPORT PAGE page

The ATC page

The (VNAV) MOD ECON CLB page

The (VNAV) MOD ECON CRZ page

The (VNAV) MOD ECON DES page

The APPROACH page

The DEP ARR page

The ALTERNATE AIRPORT PAGE page

The ATC page

The LEGS pages (page 1 of n pages)

The last LEGS page (page n of n)

The PROGRESS page

The HOLD pages

The COM RADIO page

The NAV RADIO page

The FIX PAGE

The FLIGHT CHANGE SWITCH

The PUSHBACK page

The CHECKLISTS page

 

 


 

FMC Overview                                          FMC SUMMARY

 

At initialization, the FMC looks like this.

 

 

 

It contains many powerful features. It will:

 

 

a)      follow an FSX FLIGHTPLAN (or by other software and imported into FSX),  including the selected APPROACH PHASE, both horizontally and vertically and in accordance with defined speeds,  allowing it to be changed if required during the flight;

 

b)      manage the TAKE-OFF thrusts and the climb thrust TOGA, MAX THRUST, CRUISE and AUTOMATIC according to the economic index and weather parameters;

 

c)      calculate optimum V1, VR, V2 and cruise speed according to the cruise altitude; calculating speeds in both knots AND mach;

 

d)      control the LNAV (Longitudinal Navigation) and VNAV (Vertical Navigation) functions when climbing, cruising and descending, taking into account economic speeds and altitudes, user-modified speeds and altitudes and TRANSIT and RESTRICTED speeds and altitudes;

 

e)      manage the function cruise “economic climb” when the aircraft loses weight due to fuel having been burned, in accordance with either the ICAO standard or a user-defined value;

 

f) manage the complete HOLD function at an actual position, programmed altitude or at a predefined waypoint with adjustable leg time or distance, speed and altitude;

 

g)      manage the FIX function, for heading to a specified VOR;

 

h)      display all necessary information relating to:

ATC - flight number, aircraft ident, etc...,

VNAV - speeds and altitudes,

LEGS - giving for each the waypoint, heading, distance and altitude,

PROGRESS - the actual position, the previous and next waypoints and the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and fuel at the destination airport,

APPROACH SPEED - useful information on the flap settings and corresponding speed limits required during an approach, speed and aircraft weight,

NAV - radios, both active and standby, OBS and radials,

COMM - radios, both active and standby, transponder and ADF,

POSITION - the current position of the aircraft at the departure airport and (for fun) the three positions of the three IRSs (Inertial Reference Systems);

 

i)        allow direct data entry of all data into all function pages, VORs ILSs and STARs retrieval by entering directly the ICAO code with mouse clicks on the FMC keyboard itself on the screen;

 

j)        follow the APPRAOCH and TRANSITION retrieved as described above,

 

k)       allow the brightness of the display to be adjusted for night flights on both the FMC and the PFD (Primary Flight Display) MFD (Multi Functions display), RADIOs and EICAS Upper and Lower;

 

l)        allow the aircraft to be flown manually (providing the ROUTE has not been activated);

 

m)    Retrieve an ALTERNATE AIRPORT depending on runway length and airport distance,

 

n)      last but not least, manage the fully automatic autoland, from the ILS capture to the full stop on the runway.

 

 

 

However it will NOT:

 

Create directly flight plans. (However Flight Simulator itself and other good quality software packages available on the Net do it so well.)

 

 

REMARKS

a)            the FMC is designed to work only with JSGPanels Boeing 777-300 panel,

b)            the FMC is a very large piece of software and it could be difficult to use it with a small PC or Display Screen.

 

 


 

FMC  GENERAL FUNCTIONS                   FMC SUMMARY

 

The FMC is the primary means of navigation and automatic flight along the route. It is controlled by using the CDU (Control Display Unit), accessed by clicking on main panel FMC switch to switch the FMC window ON/OFF (as shown in the following picture):

 

 

 

To enter data simply click on the keys on the FMC keyboard and then click on the button on the CDU next to the < or > in the window. If you make a mistake or enter incorrect data, simply click on the CLR key to erase the data and then re-enter it. Additionally, the FMC speed commands can be overridden by pushing the MCP (Mode Control Panel) speed selector knob and selecting a different speed.

 

The FMC computes the take-off speeds for V1, VR and V2 and thrust settings.

 

It calculates the optimal Vertical (altitude) and Speed profiles for the Climb, Cruise and Descent stages of a flight. This calculation accounts for any altitude and speed restrictions defined for enroute waypoints and for speed restrictions and transitions set for climb and descent. The vertical and speed profile can be flown automatically using the VNAV autopilot mode. The crew can level the aircraft off at any assigned altitude without leaving the VNAV mode by modifying the altitude on the VNAV page.

 

Based on a computed optimum altitude, it automatically calculates Step Climb points to minimize fuel consumption by climbing to higher altitudes as fuel burns and the weight of the aircraft decreases.

 

It allows the flight progress monitoring by estimating the time of arrival and remaining fuel to both the next waypoint and the destination airport.

 

It automatically computes the TOD (Top of Descent) point which allows the aircraft to descend on idle or minimal thrust in order to minimize fuel consumption.

 

Holding patterns can be automatically flown in LNAV either at the present position or any defined altitude.

 

DATA ENTRY: to enter numeric or alphanumeric data, click directly on the FMC keyboard and, if necessary the “ decimal point ” and/or the “/” and/or  + or -, then click on the desired switch on the CDU corresponding to < or >. If you did a mistake, then click on the CLR switch to erase the entered data.

 

 


 
FMC:  The Control Display Unit (CDU)
                                                                     FMC SUMMARY

 

FMC - CDU Summary

 

The CDU contains many pages, each of which relates to a specific FMC function. They are selected with the Mode Select keys. In addition, some keys such as INIT REF and VNAV themselves contain several sub-pages.

 

Pressing a key automatically displays a page containing data updated to reflect the current contents of the FMC, the location of the aircraft and the setting of the controls. Pages can also be selected by pressing the PREV PAGE or NEXT PAGE buttons or can be chosen from a list by selecting the < INDEX prompt.

 

a)      INIT REF:

q      IDENT displays the aircraft and engine model, the nav data used and the nav data validity times,

q      POS INIT displays the IRS position initialization,

q      PERF INIT (Performance Initialization) displays the aircraft weights, cruise altitude and cost index,

q      THRUST LIMIT displays the reference thrust limits, reduced and derated thrust,

q      TAKE OFF REF displays the take-off VNAV profile and take-off reference speeds,

q      APPROACH REF displays the Approach reference speeds,

q      MENU displays simulator-specific functions;

b)      RTE displays the route origin and the destination airport;

c)      DEP ARR allows to search for an approach procedure for a given airport

d)      NAV:

q      CLB VNAV displays the climb parameters,

q      CRZ VNAV displays the cruise parameters,

q      DES VNAV displays the descent parameters ;

e)      LEGS displays the enroute waypoints;

f)        HOLD displays the holding pattern parameters;

g)      PROGRESS displays flight progress and time/fuel estimations;

h)      MENU displays simulator-specific functions,

i)        NAV RADIO displays the navigation radios.

 

 

FMC  Pre-flight procedure                                         FMC SUMMARY

 

VERY IMPORTANT: to enter correct values and flightplan follow the initialisation procedure of the FMC exactly as described below.

 

ON THE FMC:

 

a)     load a flightplan;

b)     the IDENT page is displayed at initialization. Verify the engine type and nav data times. (Real aircraft operations are illegal if the nav data is expired);

c)     select the POS INIT page. Verify the IRS positions are displayed, else call the Overhead and position them correctly using the three IRS buttons;

d)     select the ROUTE page and activate the route by selecting ACTIVATE. EXEC lights up yellow. The  previously-loaded flightplan is active;

e)     press the INIT REF key and  select the INDEX prompt;

f)       open the PERF INIT page. Enter the economic index (1-9999) you want to use. (1 is the most economical setting, 9999 causes the most expensive fuel consumption - but the fastest speed!);

g)     enter the cruise altitude ;

h)     open the THRUST LIM page. Select the desired take-off thrust and arm the desired Climb thrust. (Normal is TO and CLB.) Enter the ambient temperature.

i)       open the TAKE OFF page. Enter the runway conditions D(DRY) or W(WET);

j)       enter the flaps setting you want to use (10 or 20);

k)     confirm the computed V speeds by clicking on the corresponding >. (The TRIM position for take-off is suggested by the FMC);

l)       enter the END OF ACCELERATION height and the THRUST REDUCTION height as desired. (Normally 1000 and 2000 feet.) NOTE: these show the height above the ground and NOT the altitude above sea level!

 

The pre-flight process is complete and the FMC is ready to guide the aircraft laterally, vertically and at the selected speeds along the route when the LNAV and VNAV modes have been engaged on the MCP.

 

 

FMC Pre-take-off procedure                                    FMC SUMMARY

 

ON THE MCP:

a)     click A/T ON;

b)     click FD ON;

c)     set the MASTER AP lower key UP;

d)     position the FLAPS as entered in the FMC (10 or 20);

e)     set the TRIM position at least at the position indicated by the TAKE OFF FMC;

 

VERY IMPORTANT- NEVER SWITCH THE MASTER AUTOPILOT “ON”  WHEN ON THE GROUND OR BEFORE THE TAKE-OFF HAS BEEN COMPLETED! ON GROUND THIS MAKES THE TRIM TO BE ADJUSTED;

 

 

f)       set VNAV ON - take-off starts immediately and automatically;

g)     control the take-off with the Yoke until you set the autopilot on;

h)     set the MASTER AUTOPILOT ON when above the END OF ACCELERATION height.

i)       set LNAV when necessary.

 

The aircraft is then under the control of the FMC and the MCP and in automatic flight.


 

 
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